1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/scripts/hash_password b/scripts/hash_password
index a1eb0769da..a30767f758 100755
--- a/scripts/hash_password
+++ b/scripts/hash_password
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     if "config" in args and args.config:
         config = yaml.safe_load(args.config)
         bcrypt_rounds = config.get("bcrypt_rounds", bcrypt_rounds)
-        password_config = config.get("password_config", {})
+        password_config = config.get("password_config", None) or {}
         password_pepper = password_config.get("pepper", password_pepper)
     password = args.password